signposting and support for young people

Here are some organisations that can provide support in lots of areas of your life. You can contact them directly or you can ask a Phosphoros staff member for help

If you are having thoughts of suicide or are concerned for a young person who might be you can contact HOPELINE247 for confidential support and practical advice.

Opening hours:

Lines are open 24 hours every day of the year (Weekends and Bank Holidays included)

Refugee Advocacy and Support 

  • Coram - Always Heard Helpline / Always Heard Safety Net Project. Always Heard provides advice and advocacy for Looked After Children, Care Leavers and young people on the edge of care from 0-25 years old. Email: help@coramvoice.org.uk, phone number: 0808 800 5792.

  • Refugee Council Advocacy - They support with accessing legal representation, attending interviews and hearings, advocacy for health and social care appointments, education, one of their many projects is specifically for children, but they work with people of every age. Phone number: 02073461134, email: children@refugeecouncil.org.uk 

  • Micro Rainbow - Their mission is to provide safe housing to LGBTQI asylum seekers and refugees. To facilitate access to employment, volunteering, training and education for LGBTQI refugees. To research and better understand the specific issues faced by LGBTQI asylum seekers and refugees and to make recommendations that improve their lives. Email: housing@microrainbow.org, info@microrainbow.org, movingon@microrainbow.org, social@microrainbow.org, phone number: (helpline) 0800 3585851 (Monday to Friday from 2pm – 5pm) , and (especially for Afghan refugees) 0800 3585852 (Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays between 2pm – 5pm.)

  • Young Roots - Offering a range of activities to unaccompanied young people, including group and 1:1 support, casework services (offers bespoke one-to-one support and advocacy to young people, aged 11-25), Youth Welfare Project (supports the wellbeing of newly arrived young male refugees aged 18-25 years, living in initial accommodation), and social events including trips during school holidays. Email: london@youngroots.org.uk, phone number: 020 8684 9140

  • Mosaic - Mosaic provides accessible activities, programmes and services that aim to empower community members, provide essential resources, advocate for young LGBT+ rights, and embrace, promote and endorse the diversity of young persons. Email: info@mosaictrust.org.uk, phone number: 0300 800 5428, Whatsapp: 07550 124 393

  • Women for Women Refugees - Advocacy and support for women who have faced injustice and seek asylum in the UK. Every Monday during term-time, we provided free English lessons for over 100 women. We have classes suitable for every woman, from Beginner to Advanced, with a dedicated group for mums to learn English alongside their young children. rama group, Refugee Women’s Voice, is hosted by the Southbank Centre on Fridays and supports women to develop performance poetry to tell their stories safely and creatively to wide audiences. Based near Moorgate. Email: admin@refugeewomen.co.uk, phone number: +44 (0) 20 7250 1239 

Education/Language Support 

  • Asylum Welcome - Recycled laptops and devices, this project enables our younger clients and adult clients to continue their education and pursue employment, remain connected with friends and families, and access online information, support and resources. It also helps to counter loneliness and isolation. Email: enquiries@asylum-welcome.org, advice@asylum-welcome.org, phone number: 01865 722082, Whatsapp: 07784 300683 (Monday – Friday 9.30am to 4pm)

  • Refugee Education UK - offer a range of services for young and adult refugees. Young people services include support understanding the UK education system, mentoring and 1:1 support sessions, scholarships, and leadership courses. Email: hello@reuk.org.uk

Mental Health/Wellbeing/Mentoring 

  • Mental Health resources - includes advice translated into Pashto (پښتو), Ukrainian (українська), Dari (دری) and Arabic (عربي).

  • Childline is here to help anyone under 19 in the UK with any issue they’re going through. You can talk about anything. Whether it’s something big or small, our trained counsellors are here to support you. Childline is free, confidential and available any time, day or night. You can talk to us:

  • SHOUT - UK’s first 24/7 text service, for anyone in crisis anytime, anywhere. It’s a place to go if you’re struggling to cope and you need immediate help, all you need to to do is to text “Shout”.  Phone number:  85258

  • SANELINE - National mental health helpline providing information and support to people with mental health problems and those who support them. Phone number:  0300 304 7000 (4:30pm10:30pm)

  • Samaritans - Provides confidential, non-judgemental emotional support for people experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including those that could lead to suicide. You can phone, email, write a letter or in most cases talk to someone face to face. Phone number:  116 123 (24 hours a day, free to call), email: jo@samaritans.org

  • Disrespect Nobody - They offer guidance and advice on healthy physical and emotional relationships. 

  • Helen Bamber Foundation - Their specialist team of therapists, doctors and legal experts hold an international reputation for providing therapeutic care, medical consultation, legal protection and practical support including welfare and community integration work. Email: reception@helenbamber.org, phone number: 0044 (0) 203 058 2020

  • Kooth - Free online support for young people delivered by qualified counsellors via text and messenger-based services. Sign up required

  • Rehab 4 Addiction - resources and information for addiction and mental health and a helpline that offers immediate support for those struggling with addiction. +44 0800 140 4690

Art & Others

  • Welcome Kitchen -  A collective of friends and refugee chefs celebrating the cultures and cuisines of our homelands. They work closely with a number of refugee centres across London, whose clients have now become regular attendees. Always FREE for refugees and asylum seekers. Email address: welcomepresents@gmail.com

  • Money Helper - They offer advice, tools, and calculators to make money management easier. Services include budget trackers and calculators, advice on self-employment, understanding pay slips, money troubles and debt. Phone number:  0800 011 3797

  • Stories and Supper- East London organisation running supper club events with refugees. Providing global food alongside storytelling, music and poetry

Bullying

If you have experienced bullying at a Phosphoros activity please report this to a member of staff. Alternatively, you can use this Google Form to report the incident https://forms.gle/cxxFoabA7ez7yaHB7

Online Safety

Phosphoros Theatre’s Safeguarding Policy can be found here